Is it odd that I enjoy our Faculty Senate meetings? We rarely have major disagreements, and meetings only occasionally go too long.

I have exclusively used EA for this exact reason. I have their app set up, and if it fails, they have CC readers. Haven't tested/trusted any other provider yet.

This holiday, I will be supplying my parents with smartphones for the first time in their lives. They've been using flip phones since mobiles were a mainstream thing, but Fi doesn't allow that, and ATT is stupid expensive for "feature" phones. It's going to be a fun time... :|

I cut Bezmazon out of my life years ago, and haven't missed it. In fact, my "stuff" consumption has dropped overall since then. No idea why people feel the need to buy so much crap. And then pay to store it. I rarely ever return things, so I'm paying for everyone else's habit!